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Lot # 101: 1881 Howland Sporting Goods Receipt w/Boston Catcher

Category: Early Baseball

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 10 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "2018 Invitational",
which ran from 7/15/2018 9:00 AM to
8/17/2018 10:00 PM



Wonderful old receipt, the only known specimen, on stationary featuring baseball legend Harry Wright. The receipt is dated December 29, 1881, and is signed by Geo. W. Howland, a pioneer in the sporting goods industry. Ad copy in the top left reads, "The Only Sure Protection for Catchers, HOWLAND'S, PATENT STEEL SPRING CATCHERS' MASKS."

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